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Sunday, April 15, 2007

Resource Round-up

Bank Robbery
An Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) report.

Biodefense Research Supporting the DoD: A New Strategic Vision
A Strategic Studies Institute report.

Care of Adults With Mental Health and Substance Abuse Disorders in U.S. Community Hospitals, 2004
"This Fact Book examines community hospital care for adults 18 years of age and older with MHSA diagnoses."

Drugs, Brains, and Behavior: The Science of Addiction
This guide aims to provide "scientific information about the disease of drug addiction, including the many harmful consequences of drug abuse and the basic approaches that have been developed to prevent and treat the disease."

eHealth priorities and strategies in European countries
"This comprehensive overview charts the eHealth strategies and priorities in not only the 27 EU Member States but also five other European countries."

Energy Trends in Selected Manufacturing Sectors: Opportunities and Challenges for Environmentally Preferable Energy Outcomes
An EPA report on "the energy trends of certain industrial manufacturing sectors, including the opportunities and challenges for improved energy efficiency and clean energy use within these sectors."

Financial Management of Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
A Defense Department Inspector General audit report.

Marketing Violent Entertainment to Children: A Fifth Follow-up Review of Industry Practices in the Motion Picture, Music Recording & Electronic Game Industries
This report "includes a review of marketing documents from industry members; the results of ongoing Commission monitoring of television, print, and Internet advertising; and comments from third parties regarding the rating and labeling systems."

Minorities in Business: A Demographic Review of Minority Business Ownership
"This report provides information on minorities in the work force and minority-owned businesses, including statistics about the minority population, their labor force participation, age, education, occupation, work schedules, average personal and household income, business ownership, and business dynamics."

Patterns and Trends in Nonmedical Prescription Pain Reliever Use: 2002 to 2005
"The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) asks persons aged 12 or older questions related to their nonmedical use of prescription-type drugs, including prescription pain relievers, during their lifetime and the past year."

Report to Congress on Competition in Wholesale and Retail Markets for Electric Energy
An Electric Energy Market Competition Task Force "study of competition in wholesale and retail markets for electricity in the United States."

Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2007-2012: Transforming Diplomacy
A Department of State and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) plan for strategic development.

Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006
"This report documents the many ways the United States worked in 2006 to foster respect for human rights and promote democracy worldwide."

Understanding Risky Facilities
A Problem-Oriented Guide for Police.

U.S. Legal Permanent Residents: 2006
"This Office of Immigration Statistics Annual Flow Report presents information obtained from applications for LPR [Legal Permanent Resident] status on the number and characteristics of persons who became LPRs in the United States during 2006."

Wheat Data
An Economic Research Service (ERS) report.

Youth Helping America: Leveling the Path to Participation: Volunteering and Civic Engagement Among Youth From Disadvantaged Circumstances
"This report explores the attitudes and behaviors of youth from disadvantaged circumstances toward volunteering and other forms of civic engagement."

Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:
  • County Employment and Wages: Third Quarter 2006
  • Job Openings and Labor Turnover: February 2007
  • Producer Price Indexes - March 2007
  • Quits as a percentage of separations
  • Unemployment rate in March 2007
  • U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes: March 2007

    Census Bureau Reports:
  • 2006 Metropolitan and Micropolitan Area Population Estimates
  • Extended Measures of Well-Being: Living Conditions in the United States, 2003
  • Information and Communication Technology: 2005

    Congressional Budget Office (CBO):
  • Background Paper: The Effect of Tax Changes on Labor Supply in CBO's Microsimulation Tax Model
  • Comparing Working-Capital Funding and Mission Funding for Naval Shipyards
  • Cost Estimate of Draft Legislation that Would Change Medicare's Prescription Drug Program
  • Issues Regarding Drug Price Negotiation in Medicare
  • Testimony on the Medicare Advantage Program: Enrollment Trends and Budgetary Effects

    Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
  • Combating Terrorism: The Challenge of Measuring Effectiveness
  • Counting the Homeless: Homeless Management Information Systems
  • Enemy Combatant Detainees: Habeas Corpus Challenges in Federal Court
  • Farm Bill Proposals and Legislative Action in the 110th Congress
  • FCC Media Ownership Rules: Current Status and Issues for Congress
  • Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies: FY2007 Appropriations
  • National Security Letters in Foreign Intelligence Investigations: Legal Background and Recent Amendments
  • Opening of the International Tracing Service's Holocaust-Era Archives in Bad Arolsen, Germany
  • Pakistan: Significant Recent Events
  • What's the Difference? -- Comparing U.S. and Chinese Trade Data

    Energy Information Administration (EIA) Reports:
  • Assumptions to the Annual Energy Outlook 2007
  • Canada: Background
  • Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook

    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:
  • 2007 Tax Filing Season: Interim Results and Updates of Previous Assessments of Paid Preparers and IRS's Modernization and Compliance Research Efforts
  • Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DNDO Has Not Yet Collected Most of the National Laboratories' Test Results on Radiation Portal Monitors in Support of DNDO's Testing and Development Program
  • Foreign Assistance: Various Challenges Impede the Efficiency and Effectiveness of U.S. Food Aid
  • Gulf Coast Rebuilding: Preliminary Observations on Progress to Date and Challenges for the Future
  • Hurricane Katrina: Agency Contracting Data Should Be More Complete Regarding Subcontracting Opportunities for Small Business
  • Intellectual Property: National Enforcement Strategy Needs Stronger Leadership and More Accountability
  • Oil and Gas Royalties: Royalty Relief Will Cost the Government Billions of Dollars but Uncertainty Over Future Energy Prices and Production Levels Make Precise Estimates Impossible at this Time
  • Older Driver Safety: Knowledge Sharing Should Help States Prepare for Increase in Older Driver Population
  • Older Driver Safety: Survey of States on Their Implementation of Federal Highway Administration Recommendations and Guidelines
  • Project-Based Rental Assistance: HUD Should Update Its Policies and Procedures to Keep Pace with the Changing Housing Market
  • Tax Administration: Telephone Excise Tax Refund Requests Are Fewer Than Projected and Have Had Minimal Impact on IRS Services
  • Taxpayer Service: State Experiences Indicate IRS Would Face Challenges Developing an Internet Filing System with Net Benefits
  • Transportation Security: TSA Has Made Progress in Implementing the Transportation Worker Identification Credential Program, but Challenges Remain

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:
  • Nail-Gun Injuries Treated in Emergency Departments - United States, 2001-2005
  • Preliminary FoodNet Data on the Incidence of Infection with Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food - 10 States, 2006
  • Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication --- Pakistan and Afghanistan, January 2006--February 2007
  • QuickStats: Distribution of Births, by Gestational Age - United States, 1990 and 2005
  • Update to CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines, 2006: Fluoroquinolones No Longer Recommended for Treatment of Gonococcal Infections

    United Nations Documents:
  • Annual report of the Executive Director of the World Food Programme for 2006
  • Capital flight and war
  • Coherence, coordination and cooperation in the context of the implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
  • Energy and emissions : local and global effects of the rise of China and India
  • Executive Board of the United Nations Development Programme/United Nations Population Fund: Report of the Executive Board on its work during 2006
  • Expulsion of aliens
  • Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts: Compilation of decisions of international courts, tribunals and
    other bodies

  • Short-term and long-term effects of United Nations peace operations
  • Weaponomics : the global market for assault rifles
  • Saturday, April 07, 2007

    Resource Round-up

    Annual Report to Congress for FY 2006 Pursuant to the Do Not Call Implementation Act on Implementation of the National Do Not Call Registry
    "This Annual Report from the FTC provides an overview of the operation of the National Do Not Call Registry through the end of FY 2006."

    Antitrust Modernization Commission: Report and Recommendations
    An assessment of current antitrust laws (540 p.).

    Child Maltreatment 2005
    "This 16th annual publication of data collected via the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System (NCANDS) is for Federal fiscal year (FFY) 2005."

    Chinese Perceptions of Traditional and Nontraditional Security Threats
    A Strategic Studies Institute monograph.

    Clandestine Services History: The Berlin Tunnel Operation, 1952-1956
    A newly declassified report written in 1967 by the CIA.

    Effectiveness of Reading and Mathematics Software Products: Findings from the First Student Cohort
    A National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) report.

    FDIC State Profiles: Fourth Quarter 2006
    Summaries of banking and economic conditions in each state.

    GeoGratis
    "GeoGratis is a portal provided by the Earth Sciences Sector (ESS) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) which provides geospatial data at no cost via your Web browser."

    International Petroleum Monthly (IPM)
    An Energy Information Administration (EIA) report on recent international oil statistics.

    National Strategy for Aviation Security
    "The Strategy aligns Federal government aviation security programs and initiatives into a comprehensive and cohesive national effort involving appropriate Federal, State, local, and tribal governments and the private sector to provide active layered aviation security for, and support defense in-depth of, the United States."

    New Electronic Titles: March 2007
    Federal publications newly cataloged by the Government Printing Office (GPO).

    Regional Environment and Agriculture Programming Model (REAP)
    An Economic Research Service (ERS) report.

    The State of Fair Housing: FY2006 Annual Report on Fair Housing
    "This report includes information on the number and types of housing discrimination complaints filed with federal, state and local government agencies.... The report also highlights the Department's education and outreach initiatives designed to inform the public of their fair housing rights—including a campaign targeted to Hurricane Katrina victims valued at over $1 million dollars in contributed media."

    Supporting Human Rights and Democracy: The U.S. Record 2006
    Reports on "actions taken by the U.S. Government to encourage respect for human rights."

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:
  • Educational attainment at age 19
  • Employer costs for legally required benefits, December 2006
  • Employer costs for paid leave in private industry, December 2006
  • The Employment Situation: March 2007
  • Flexible benefits and reimbursement accounts
  • Health savings accounts
  • Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: February 2007

    Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Reports:
  • Monthly Budget Review: April 2007
  • A Review of CBO's Activities in 2006 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act

    Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
  • Alcohol Use Among Youth
  • Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy
  • Internet Search Engines: Copyright's "Fair Use" in Reproduction and Public Display Rights
  • Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
  • The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
  • Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons: A Deepening Humanitarian Crisis?
  • Juvenile Justice: Legislative History and Current Legislative Issues
  • Military Medical Care: Questions and Answers
  • Nuclear Power: Outlook for New U.S. Reactors
  • Post-War Iraq: Foreign Contributions to Training, Peacekeeping, and Reconstruction
  • Recess Appointments: Frequently Asked Questions
  • The Rise of Senate Unanimous Consent Agreements
  • State and Local Economic Sanctions: Constitutional Issues
  • Trade Primer: Qs and As on Trade Concepts, Performance, and Policy
  • U.S. Assistance to the Former Soviet Union
  • U.S. International HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Spending: FY2004-FY2008
  • U.S. Trade Policy and the Caribbean: From Trade Preferences to Free Trade Agreements

    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:
  • An Assessment of Dependent Care Needs of Federal Workers Using the Office of Personnel Management's Survey
  • First Responders: Much Work Remains to Improve Communications Interoperability
  • GAO Strategic Plan, 2007-2012
  • Homeland Security: Information on Training New Border Patrol Agents
  • Internal Revenue Service: Interim Results of the 2007 Tax Filing Season and the Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request
  • Military Construction, Military Quality of Life and Veterans Affairs: FY2007 Appropriations
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation: Progress Made in Improving Security at Russian Nuclear Sites, but the Long-term Sustainability of U.S.-Funded Security Upgrades Is Uncertain

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:
  • Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2007
  • Fatal Occupational Injuries - United States, 2005
  • Prevalence of Fruit and Vegetable Consumption and Physical Activity by Race/Ethnicity - United States, 2005
  • QuickStats: Percentage Change in Death Rates for the Leading Causes of Unintentional Injury, by Mechanism of Injury - United States, 1999-2004

    United Nations Documents:
  • 2006 Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Annual Report UNIDO 2006 [United Nations Industrial Development Organization]
  • Tuesday, April 03, 2007

    Resource Round-up

    2007 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers
    "The 2007 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers (NTE) is the twenty-first in an annual series that surveys significant foreign barriers to U.S. exports. The report provides, where feasible, quantitative estimates of the impact of these foreign practices on the value of U.S. exports."

    American Folklife Center Annual Report for 2006
    The report of a research center of the Library of Congress.

    Captain Pearl R. Nye: Life on the Ohio and Erie Canal
    A Library of Congress American Memory collection that "captures the culture and music of the men, women, and children who worked and lived along the Ohio and Erie Canal."

    Earmarks
    A new Office of Management and Bdget (OMB) database to track spending earmarks in appropriation and authorization bills.

    Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley During the Boom and Bust
    "The purpose of this study is to understand the impact of tight labor markets on the high-tech industry and its effect on entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley during the boom and bust."

    Federal Trade Commission Annual Report 2007: Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
    An FTC report "summarizing the administrative and enforcement actions it has taken under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act."

    ICE's Compliance With Detention Limits for Aliens With a Final Order of Removal From the United States
    A Department of Homeland Security Inspector General report.

    International Education and Foreign Languages: Keys to Securing America's Future
    An online monograph from the Committee to Review Title VI and Fulbright Hays International Education Programs.

    Long-term population projections at regional level
    A EuroStat publication on the effects of aging on EU populations.

    The Lost Tribe of Green 5
    "A weekly blog that chronicles the experiences of an AmeriCorps*NCCC team working in the field to serve community needs."

    Medical Malpractice Insurance Claims in Seven States, 2000-2004
    "Focuses on medical malpractice claims that were closed in Florida, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, Missouri, Nevada, and Texas from 2000 to 2004."

    National Counterintelligence Strategy of the United States of America
    "The strategy will guide the organizational, programmatic, and budgetary priorities of all counterintelligence elements of the US government."

    New Member Pictorial Directory: 110th Congress
    Biographical information on new members of the U.S. House.

    The New Science of Metagenomics: Revealing the Secrets of Our Microbial Planet
    A new National Academies Press book you can read online.

    Overcoming Language Barriers: Solutions for Law Enforcement
    "The practical suggestions offered in this report range from relatively simple - such as training staff on how to utilize telephonic and 'ad hoc' interpreters - to the comparatively ambitious - such as pooling language resources among local government agencies."

    Religious Involvement and Substance Use among Adults
    "This report examines the relationships between religious service attendance and beliefs and substance use among adults aged 18 or older."

    Review of Matters Related to the Death of Corporal Patrick Tillman, U.S. Army
    "This report provides the results of a review, which we initiated at the request of the Army Inspector General, of actions taken by the chain of command following the friendly fire death of Corporal Patrick Tillman in Afghanistan on April 22, 2004."

    Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Substance Use
    A new National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) report.

    State Guide to Regulatory Flexibility for Small Businesses
    This Small Business Administration (SBA) report "will help states that are implementing regulatory flexibility programs for small business."

    State Personal Income
    New data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Montana highlights from the Montana Census and Economic Information Center (CEIC).

    Thefts of and from Cars on Residential Streets and Driveways
    "This guide begins by describing the problem of theft of and from cars in residential neighborhoods and by reviewing factors that increase its risks. It then identifies a series of questions to help you analyze your local problem."

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:
  • America's Youth at 19: School Enrollment, Training, and Employment Transitions Between Ages 18 and 19
  • Comparative Civilian Labor Force Statistics, Ten Countries, 1960-2006
  • Consumer Price Indexes, Sixteen Countries, 1950-2005
  • Employer Costs for Employee Compensation: December 2006
  • Establishment Wage Differentials
  • International Comparisons of Manufacturing Productivity and Unit Labor Cost Trends, Supplementary Tables
  • Housing expenditures in 2005
  • Pretax Benefits: Access to Section 125 Cafeteria Benefits and Health Savings Accounts in the United States, Private Industry
  • Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: February 2007
  • The Strength of Occupation Indicators as a Proxy for Skill
  • Transportation expenditures in 2005

    Canadian Government Publications:
  • Bill C-45: An Act respecting the sustainable development of Canada's seacoast and inland fisheries
  • Biofuels - An Energy, Environmental or Agricultural Policy?
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and its Relationship to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
  • Country-of-Origin Labelling
  • The Crown's Fiduciary Relationship with Aboriginal Peoples
  • Indian Status and Band Membership Issues
  • Indigenous Traditional Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights
  • International Trade and Public Health Protection: International Standards on Animal-Borne Diseases
  • Organic Farming in Canada: An Overview
  • The Terminator Technology

    Census Bureau Reports:
  • Annual Revision of Monthly Retail and Food Services: Sales and Inventories - January 1992 Through February 2007
  • The Effect of Taxes and Transfers on Income and Poverty in the United States: 2005
  • Families and Living Arrangements: 2006
  • Revised CPS ASEC Health Insurance Public Use Data

    Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Reports:
  • Births: Preliminary Data for 2005
  • Characteristics of Adults with Serious Psychological Distress as Measured by the K6 Scale: United States, 2001–04
  • Health Insurance Coverage: Early Release of Estimates from the National Health Interview Survey, January – September 2006
  • An Introduction to the National Nursing Assistant Survey

    Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Reports:
  • Background Paper: Utilization of Tax Incentives for Retirement Saving: Update to 2003
  • Labor Productivity: Developments Since 1995
  • Testimony on the Status of the Highway Trust Fund: 2007

    Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
  • The Economics of Corporate Executive Pay
  • Federal Advisory Committees: A Primer
  • Firms That Incorporate Abroad for Tax Purposes: Corporate "Inversions" and "Expatriation"
  • Legal Issues in Terminations of Single Employer Pension Plans: Beck v. PACE International Union
  • Meetings, Conferences as "Political Activities" in a Federal Office, and "Hatch Act" Considerations
  • Pakistan and Terrorism: A Summary
  • Polar Bears: Proposed Listing Under the Endangered Species Act
  • Recent Honey Bee Colony Declines
  • U.S. Forces in Afghanistan

    Economic Research Service (ERS) Reports:
  • Amber Waves: April 2007
  • Bioenergy
  • Cotton Backgrounder
  • Farm Bill Issues: ERS Research and Analysis
  • Feed Grains Backgrounder
  • NAFTA at 13: Implementation Nears Completion"
  • Regional Environment and Agriculture Programming Model (REAP)
  • Wheat Yearbook

    Energy Information Administration (EIA) Reports:
  • Annual Energy Outlook Retrospective Review: Evaluation of Projections in Past Editions (1982-2006)
  • Natural Gas Year-In-Review 2006
  • Quarterly Coal Report
  • Refinery Outages: Description and Potential Impact on Petroleum Product Prices

    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:
  • Airport Finance: Preliminary Analysis Indicates Proposed Changes in the Airport Improvement Program May Not Resolve Funding Needs for Smaller Airports
  • Anthrax Detection: DHS Cannot Ensure That Sampling Activities Will Be Validated
  • Crude Oil: Uncertainty about Future Oil Supply Makes It Important to Develop a Strategy for Addressing a Peak and Decline in Oil Production
  • Defense Services Acquisition: Questions for the Record
  • Disaster Preparedness: Better Planning Would Improve OSHA's Efforts to Protect Workers' Safety and Health in Disasters
  • Emergency Preparedness: Current Emergency Alert System Has Limitations, and Development of a New Integrated System Will Be Challenging
  • Financial Audit: Independent and Special Counsel Expenditures for the Six Months Ended September 30, 2006
  • Food Stamp Program: FNS Could Improve Guidance and Monitoring to Help Ensure Appropriate Use of Noncash Categorical Eligibility
  • Foreign Assistance: Enhanced Coordination and Better Methods to Assess the Results of U.S. International Basic Education Efforts Are Needed
  • Freedom of Information Act: Processing Trends Show Importance of Improvement Plans
  • Information Security: Further Efforts Needed to Address Significant Weaknesses at the Internal Revenue Service
  • NASA: Issues Surrounding the Transition from the Space Shuttle to the Next Generation of Human Space Flight Systems
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on Iraqi Security Forces' Logistics and Command and Control Capabilities
  • Port Risk Management: Additional Federal Guidance Would Aid Ports in Disaster Planning and Recovery
  • Posthearing Questions: Major Management Challenges at the Department of the Interior
  • Royalties Collection: Ongoing Problems with Interior's Efforts to Ensure A Fair Return for Taxpayers Require Attention
  • Taxpayer Advocate Service: Caseload Has Grown and Taxpayers Report Being Satisfied, but Additional Measures of Efficiency and Effectiveness Are Needed

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:
  • Progress Toward Poliomyelitis Eradication - Nigeria, 2005-2006
  • QuickStats: Percentage of Children with Selected Allergies, by Age Group - United States, 2003-2005
  • Summary of Notifiable Diseases - United States, 2005
  • Three Outbreaks of Salmonellosis Associated with Baby Poultry from Three Hatcheries - United States, 2006
  • Update: Chikungunya Fever Diagnosed Among International Travelers - United States, 2006

    National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Reports:
  • Agricultural Chemical Usage Postharvest Applications - Oats and Potatoes Summary
  • Agricultural Prices
  • Grain Stocks
  • Poultry Slaughter
  • Price Reactions After USDA Livestock Reports
  • Prospective Plantings
  • Quarterly Hogs and Pigs

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Reports:
  • Employees in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2005, and Salaries of Full-Time Instructional Faculty, 2005-06
  • Literacy in Everyday Life: Results from the 2003 National Assessment of Adult Literacy
  • The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2003 and 2005 Performance in Puerto Rico - Highlights
  • The Nation's Report Card: Mathematics 2005 Performance in Puerto Rico—Focus on the Content
  • Students Entering and Leaving Postsecondary Occupational Education: 1995-2001

    Strategic Studies Institute Monographs:
  • Political Warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: U.S. Capabilities and Chinese Operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa
  • The Politics of Identity: History, Nationalism, and the Prospect for Peace in Post-Cold War East Asia

    United Nations Documents:
  • Buildings and Climate Change
  • Comprehensive Proposal for the Kosovo Status Settlement
  • Economic Report on Africa 2007
  • Highlights in Space 2006
  • WIPO Outreach Guides
  • Monday, March 26, 2007

    Resource Round-up

    2005 TRI Public Data Release
    New Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data from the EPA.

    Analysis and Proposed Copyright Fee Adjustments to Go into Effect on or about July 1, 2007
    A fee study produced by the Copyright Office.

    Audit of NHTSA's Alcohol-Impaired Driving Traffic Safety Program
    "At the request of the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations we compared the programs and activities in 10 selected states for countering alcohol-impaired driving and explored actions the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) could take to ensure that funds are targeted towards strategies that will have the most impact on reducing alcohol-impaired driving."

    Be Bear Aware
    A new guide from Montana Fish, Wildlife, & Parks (FWP) on living in bear country.

    Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
    "This site allows you to search and read newspaper pages from 1900-1910 and find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present. Chronicling America is sponsored jointly by the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress as part of the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP)."

    Deaths: Leading Causes for 2003
    A National Vital Statistics Report from the CDC.

    The Economic Effects of Significant U.S. Import Restraints
    "In addition to estimating the economic impact of removing significant and quantifiable import restraints, this report features a discussion of other significant restraints that do not lend themselves to quantification."

    FAA Aerospace Forecasts Fiscal Years 2007–2020
    Traffic, activity, and economic forecasts for commercial aviation.

    Fraud and Abuse Safeguards in Separate State Children's Health Insurance Programs
    A Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) Inspector General report.

    FY2008 International Affairs Budget
    "The International Affairs budget (also referred to as Function 150 of the Federal budget) provides the core funding to carry out U.S. foreign policy."

    Indian Health Service's Resolution of Audit Recommendations
    An HHS Inspector General audit "to determine whether the Indian Health Service (IHS) had (1) resolved all audit recommendations as of December 31, 2005, and (2) resolved audit recommendations in a timely manner during calendar years (CY) 2003–2005."

    Internet Crime Report
    The report "provides an examination of key characteristics of 1) complaints, 2) perpetrators, 3) complainants, 4) interaction between perpetrators and complainants, and 5) success stories involving complaints referred by IC3."

    Investigation of an Escherichia coli O157:H7 Outbreak Associated with Dole Pre-packaged Spinach (Redacted)
    A joint report of the FDA and the California Department of Health Services.

    Iraq Reconstruction: Lessons in Program and Project Management
    A report of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction (SIGIR).

    Montana Gray Wolf Conservation & Management 2006 Annual Report
    An annual report from Montana FWP.

    Nanotechnology: The Future is Coming Sooner Than You Think
    A Joint Economic Committee Study that reviews the state of the art, likely future developments, and the government's current policy.

    Natural Gas Residential Choice Programs
    State-level data from the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

    Nursing Staffing and Quality of Patient Care
    An Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) study.

    Patterns and Trends in Inhalant Use by Adolescent Males and Females: 2002-2005
    A report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

    Report of the External Review Committee for Smithsonian Arts
    Recommendations for improvement of the Smithsonian Arts program.

    Science, technology and innovation in Europe
    A Eurostat report on investing in R&D, knowledge workers, and productivity and competitiveness.

    Sex Offenders on Campus:
    University-based Sex Offender Registries and the Collateral Consequences of Registration

    "This study is intended to promote a better understanding of college and university-based sex offender registries, allowing for the transfer of important practical and ideological knowledge about such entities to policymakers and the public."

    What Has Homeland Security Cost? An Assessment: 2001-2005
    A report from the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:
  • 2005-06 changes in State unemployment rates
  • Food expenditures in 2005
  • Mass Layoffs in February 2007
  • Metropolitan Area Employment and Unemployment: January 2007
  • Multifactor Productivity Trends, 2005

    Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Reports:
  • An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2008
  • Resource Implications of the Navy's Fiscal Year 2008 Shipbuilding Plan
  • Testimony on the Medicare Advantage Program: Trends and Options

    Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
  • The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS)
  • Congressional Redistricting: The Constitutionality of Creating an At-Large District
  • The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
  • Data Security Breaches: Context and Incident Summaries
  • Drug Safety: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Bills in the 110th Congress
  • Ethanol and Biofuels: Agriculture, Infrastructure, and Market Constraints Related to Expanded Production
  • Illegal Logging: Background and Issues
  • Long-Term Care: Consumers, Providers, Payers, and Programs
  • Medicaid Citizenship Documentation
  • Selected Federal Compensation Programs for Physical Injury or Death
  • Subprime Mortgages: Primer on Current Lending and Foreclosure Issues
  • U.S. Foreign Aid to Lebanon: Issues for Congress
  • Who Are the "Middle Class"?

    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:
  • Critical Infrastructure: Challenges Remain in Protecting Key Sectors
  • Drug Safety: FDA Needs to Further Address Shortcomings in Its Postmarket Decision-making Process
  • Foreign Assistance: U.S. Agencies Face Challenges to Improving the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Food Aid
  • Homeland Security: Continuing Attention to Privacy Concerns is Needed as Programs Are Developed
  • Homeland Security: US-VISIT Program Faces Operational, Technological, and Management Challenges
  • Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management: Approaches Used by Foreign Countries May Provide Useful Lessons for Managing U.S. Radioactive Waste
  • Medicare: Thousands of Medicare Part B Providers Abuse the Federal Tax System
  • No Child Left Behind Act: Education Assistance Could Help States Better Measure Progress of Students with Limited English Proficiency
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom: DOD Should Apply Lessons Learned Concerning the Need for Security over Conventional Munitions Storage Sites to Future Operations Planning
  • Pediatric Drug Research: Studies Conducted under Best Pharmaceuticals for Children Act
  • Reading First: States Report Improvements in Reading Instruction, but Additional Procedures Would Clarify Education's Role in Ensuring Proper Implementation by States
  • Social Security Reform: Greater Transparency Needed about Potential General Revenue Financing
  • Stabilizing Iraq: Preliminary Observations on Budget and Management Challenges of Iraq's Security Ministries
  • Yellowstone National Park: Preliminary Observations on the Implementation of the Interagency Bison Management Plan

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:
  • Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis - United States, 1993-2006
  • Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
  • Racial Differences in Trends of End-Stage Renal Disease, by Primary Diagnosis - United States, 1994-2004
  • Trends in Tuberculosis Incidence - United States, 2006

    National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Reports:
  • Cattle On Feed
  • Chickens And Eggs
  • Improving Information About America's Farms & Ranches: A Review of the Census of Agriculture
  • Livestock Slaughter

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Reports:
  • Nonresponse Bias in the 2005 National Household Education Surveys Program
  • Timing and Duration of Student Participation in Special Education in the Primary Grades

    Strategic Studies Institute Monographs:
  • Georgia After the Rose Revolution: Geopolitical Predicament and Implications for U.S. Policy
  • Political Warfare in Sub-Saharan Africa: U.S. Capabilities and Chinese Operations in Ethiopia, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa
  • U.S. Interests in Central Asia and the Challenges to Them

    United Nations Documents:
  • Asian century or multi-polar century?
  • Concept Paper on the High Commissioner's Proposal for a Unified Standing Treaty Body
  • Coping With Water Scarcity - Challenge of the 21st Century
  • Ethical Implications of Emerging Technologies: A Survey
  • Global tuberculosis control - surveillance, planning, financing
  • Seventh report of the International Independent Investigation Commission established pursuant to Security Council resolutions 1595 (2005), 1636 (2005), 1644 (2005) and 1686 (2006) [Hariri Report]

    U.S. Geological Survey Reports and Websites:
  • Chapter K: Progress in the Evaluation of Alkali-Aggregate Reaction in Concrete Construction in the Pacific Northwest, United States and Canada
  • National Land Cover Database 2001
  • Radiometric Survey in Western Afghanistan: A Website for Distribution of Data
  • The Response of Suspended Sediment, Turbidity, and Velocity to Historical Alterations of the Missouri River
  • A Spatial Landscape Model of Forest Patch Dynamics and Climate Change
  • U.S. Geological Survey's Alert Notification System for Volcanic Activity
  • Water Quality in the Bear River Basin of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming Prior to and Following Snowmelt Runoff in 2001

    White House Fact Sheets:
  • Four Years Later: New Strategy Requires Patience and Determination
  • Taking Care of America's Returning Wounded Warriors
  • Twenty In Ten: Reducing America's Dependence on Oil
  • Friday, March 16, 2007

    Friday Resource Round-up

    Aviation Accident Statistics
    Statistics on civil aviation from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB).

    The Department of Homeland Security's Role in Food Defense and Critical Infrastructure Protection
    "This report assesses actions taken by DHS in support of food defense and critical infrastructure protection. It is based on interviews with employees and officials of relevant agencies and institutions, direct observations, and a review of applicable documents."

    Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2005: National Estimates of Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits
    "National data on emergency department visits involving illicit drugs, alcohol, and nonmedical use of pharmaceuticals."

    Educational Attainment in the United States: 2006
    A Census Bureau report.

    Force Structure Changes in the U.S. Pacific Command – Roles and Responsibilities of Headquarters and Support Functions
    "The overall audit objective was to evaluate the changes to the force structure for the U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM)."

    Four Years Later - A Second Needs Assessment of the U.S. Fire Service
    "A cooperative study between the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA), Directorate for Preparedness, Department of Homeland Security and National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)."

    Guide to Minimize Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh-cut Fruits and Vegetables: Draft Final Guidance, Contains Non-Binding Recommendations
    New guidelines from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

    The Journal of Public Inquiry
    A journal of the U.S. Inspectors General with articles on data mining, audits, asset forfeiture, and information technology.

    Judicial Business of the United States Courts: 2006
    Workload statistics for the federal Judiciary.

    Measuring Stability and Security in Iraq: March 2007
    The March report to Congress from the Defense Department.

    Population and dwelling counts: A portrait of the Canadian population
    Release number 1 from the 2006 Canadian Census is now available.

    Price Reactions After USDA Crop Reports
    A National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) report.

    Rising Above The Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future
    "This congressionally requested report by a pre-eminent committee makes four recommendations along with 20 implementation actions that federal policy-makers should take to create high-quality jobs and focus new science and technology efforts on meeting the nation's needs, especially in the area of clean, affordable energy."

    Safeguarding Equipment and Protecting Employees from Amputations
    An Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) report.

    Selected Data Related to the Federal Tax System
    A Joint Committee on Taxation background document with data on the sources of federal tax income.

    Standardized Analytical Methods for Environmental Restoration following Homeland Security Events
    "The report contains methods for laboratories to use in measuring specific contaminants possibly associated with a terrorist attack, evaluating the nature and extent of contamination, and assessing decontamination efficacy."

    State Electricity Profiles
    2005 electricity statistics produced by the Energy Information Administration (EIA).

    Statistics of Income Bulletin: Winter 2006-2007
    An IRS bulletin that includes "articles on individual income taxes, split-interest trusts and tax-exempt organizations."

    Subsidies Enforcement Annual Report to Congress
    "This report describes the efforts by USTR [the U.S. Trade Representative] and Commerce, in close cooperation with other Executive Branch agencies, to monitor and challenge unfair foreign government subsidy practices worldwide in 2006."

    Traffic Crashes Take Their Toll on America's Rural Roads: The Need to Establish Rural Seat Belt Programs
    New data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

    Verbatim Transcript of Combatant Status Review Tribunal Hearing for ISN 10024
    A redacted transcript of the hearing of Khalid Sheikh Muhammad.

    Who is Volunteering for Today's Military?: Myths versus Facts
    A fact sheet from the Defense Department.

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:
  • Consumer Expenditures in 2005
  • Consumer Price Index: February 2007
  • Job Openings and Labor Turnover: January 2007
  • Producer Price Indexes: February 2007
  • U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes: February 2007

    Congressional Budget Office (CBO):
  • Characteristics and Pay of Federal Civilian Employees
  • Potential Effects of Disclosing Price Rebates on the Medicare Drug Benefit

    Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports:
  • The 2006 Increase in U.S. Motor Vehicle Imports from Japan
  • Aviation Finance: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization and Related Issues
  • The Budget for Fiscal Year 2008
  • China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
  • Forestry in the 2007 Farm Bill
  • The FY2008 Budget Request for the U.S. Department of Agriculture
  • Health Care Spending and the Aging of the Population
  • Institutional Eligibility for Participation in Title IV Student Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization Issues
  • Iraq: Tribal Structure, Social, and Political Activities
  • Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations, 2006
  • Mining on Federal Lands: Hardrock Minerals
  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2008 Budget in Brief, and Key Issues for Congress
  • National Guard Personnel and Deployments: Fact Sheet
  • Project BioShield: Appropriations, Acquisitions, and Policy Implementation Issues for Congress
  • Railroad Retirement Board Annuities for Widows and Widowers
  • School Finance Litigation
  • The Whistleblower Protection Act: An Overview

    Department of Justice-released Documents Regarding Attorney General Firings:
  • Part I
  • Part II
  • Part III
  • Part IV

    Economic Research Service (ERS) Reports:
  • Agricultural Productivity in the United States
  • Cost Pass-Through in the U.S. Coffee Industry
  • Farm Household Economics and Well-Being
  • Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program, Fiscal 2007, Competitive Grants and Cooperative Agreements Program: Description and Application Process
  • Food Availability (Per Capita) Data System
  • Food Spending in American Households, 2003-04
  • Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS)

    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:
  • Combating Nuclear Smuggling: DHS's Decision to Procure and Deploy the Next Generation of Radiation Detection Equipment Is Not Supported by Its Cost-Benefit Analysis
  • Fiscal Year 2008 Budget Request: U.S. Government Accountability Office
  • Hurricanes Katrina and Rita Disaster Relief: Continued Findings of Fraud, Waste, and Abuse
  • Maritime Security: Public Safety Consequences of a Terrorist Attack on a Tanker Carrying Liquefied Natural Gas Need Clarification
  • Military Personnel: Medical, Family Support, and Educational Services Are Available for Exceptional Family Members
  • Nuclear Nonproliferation: Focusing on the Highest Priority Radiological Sources Could Improve DOE's Efforts to Secure Sources in Foreign Countries
  • Operation Iraqi Freedom: Preliminary Observations on Iraqi Security Forces' Logistical Capabilities
  • Railroad Safety--Responses to Posthearing Questions
  • Stabilizing Iraq: Factors Impeding the Development of Capable Iraqi Security Forces
  • Veterans' Disability Benefits: Processing of Claims Continues to Present Challenges

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:
  • Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Adults - United States, 2005
  • Increases in Gonorrhea - Eight Western States, 2000-2005
  • Kidney Disease Mortality - Michigan, 1989-2005
  • Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
  • QuickStats: Percentage of Office-Based Primary-Care Physicians Who Did Not Accept New Patients, by Expected Payment Source - National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey, United States, 2003-2004
  • Surveillance for Acute Viral Hepatitis - United States, 2005

    Strategic Studies Institute Reports:
  • Colombia and the United States--The Partnership: But What Is the Endgame?
  • Globalization and Its Implications for the Defense Industrial Base

    United Nations Documents:
  • How Do Consumers Make Choices?: A Summary of Evidence from Marketing and Psychology
  • Report of the Secretary-General on cross-border issues in West Africa
  • State of the World's Forests 2007
  • World Population Prospects: The 2006 Revision
  • Monday, March 12, 2007

    Resource Round-up

    The federal government has been very prolific in the past few weeks. Here are some of the interesting reports and websites produced recently.

    2006 Status of the Nation's Highways, Bridges, and Transit: Conditions and Performance
    The executive summary of this report is now online. The full report will be released later in the year.

    2007 Trade Policy Agenda and 2006 Annual Report
    An annual report from the United States Trade Representative.

    The Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress
    "The Annual Homeless Assessment Report marks the first time since 1984 that HUD has reported the number of homeless people in the United States."

    Commission on the National Guard and Reserves: Strengthening America's Defenses in the New Security Environment: Second Report to Congress
    Assessment and recommendations for improving national security capabilities and the National Guard.

    Conducted Energy Devices: Development of Standards for Consistency and Guidance: The Creation of National CED Policy and Training Guidelines
    A Community Oriented Policing Service (COPS) report on "policy issues that include critical topics such as what resistance levels delineate when CED activation is permissible; the number and duration of CED cycles that can be applied to a person; CED use against at-risk populations, how police should respond to a suspect armed with a CED; tactical considerations about when a CED can be activated; and numerous other concerns."

    Country Reports on Human Rights Practices
    This annual State Department report covers "internationally recognized individual, civil, political and worker rights, as set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights."

    The Crisis in Interfaith Relations in the Middle East
    A U.S. Institute of Peace briefing.

    The Department's Wildland Fire Planning and Preparation Efforts
    A Department of Energy Inspector General audit report.

    Does Geography Matter to Bondholders?
    A Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Working Paper.

    Draft 2007 Report to Congress on the Costs and Benefits of Federal Regulations
    "A key feature of this Report is the estimates of the total costs and benefits of regulations reviewed by OMB. Similar to previous Reports, the Report includes a ten-year look-back of major Federal regulations reviewed by OMB to examine their quantified and monetized benefits and costs."

    Filesharing Programs and "Technological Features to Induce Users to Share"
    This U.S. Patent and Trademark Office report "analyzes five popular filesharing programs to determine whether they have contained, or do contain, 'features' that can cause users of these programs to share files inadvertently."

    Final Report of the International Space Station Independent Safety Task Force
    This report "assesses vulnerabilities of the International Space Station (ISS) that could lead to its destruction, compromise the health of its crew, or necessitate its premature abandonment."

    Financial Crimes Report to the Public: Fiscal Year 2006
    This FBI report covers "matters relating to fraud, theft, or embezzlement occurring within or against the national and international financial community."

    Implementing the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act: Report to Congress
    A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) review of the effectiveness of the COPPA legislation.

    International Financial Scams - Internet Dating, Inheritance, Work Permits, Overpayment, and Money-Laundering
    "The U.S. Department of State provides this brochure to address the burgeoning financial scams originating from overseas."

    International Narcotics Control Strategy Report
    This annual State Department report "describes the efforts of key countries to attack all aspects of the international drug trade in Calendar Year 2006."

    Justice Delayed? Time Consumption in Capital Appeals: A Multistate Study
    A Department of Justice-funded study.

    Keeping Baby Boomers Volunteering: A Research Brief on Volunteer Retention and Turnover
    A Corporation for National and Community Service report on the volunteer habits of Baby Boomers.

    Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush
    The President's addresses, announcements, nominations, signing statements, and other statements through June 2003 have been compiled in the Public Papers of the Presidents series.

    Protecting Personal Information: A Guide for Business
    A Federal Trade Commission (FTC) guide.

    Questions and Answers about Health Care Workers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
    An Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) fact sheet.

    Radiation Event Medical Management (REMM): Guidance on Diagnosis & Treatment for Health Care Providers
    "The new information package includes easy-to-follow procedures for diagnosis and management of radiation contamination and exposure, guidance for the use of radiation medical countermeasures, and a variety of other features to facilitate medical responses."

    The Registered Nurse Population: Findings from the 2004 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses
    "This report presents an overview of the personal, professional, and employment characteristics of the 2.9 million registered nurses residing in the United States as of March 2004."

    Research and Development in Industry: 2003
    Detailed statistics from the 2003 Survey of Industrial Research and Development.

    The Role of Labor Market Intermittency in Explaining Gender Wage Differentials
    "Using the Health and Retirement Survey and standard wage decomposition techniques, this paper finds that the difference in intermittent labor force participation between men and women accounts for 47 percent of the contribution to the wage gap of differences in observed characteristics."

    State Estimates of Substance Use from the 2004–2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health
    "This report presents State estimates for 23 measures of substance use or mental health problems based on the 2004 and 2005 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUHs)."

    State of the Sanctuaries Report
    A 2006 edition report on the efforts of the National Marine Sanctuary Program.

    Strengthening Professional Identity: Challenges of the Addictions Treatment Workforce: A Framework for Discussion
    A Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) document.

    Structural Factors Affecting the Health Insurance Coverage of Workers at Small Firms
    "A report issued today by the Office of Advocacy of the U.S. Small Business Administration examines structural factors affecting health care coverage of small firm workers."

    The Surgeon General's Call to Action To Prevent and Reduce Underage Drinking: 2007
    The Surgeon General issued this report "to focus national attention on this enduring problem and on new, disturbing research which indicates that the developing adolescent brain may be particularly susceptible to longterm negative consequences from alcohol use."

    U.S. Army Field Manuals, War Department/Department of the Army Pamphlets
    The Library of Congress has digitized numerous Army Field Manuals and Pamphlets ranging from 1914 to 2001.

    Use of Marijuana and Blunts among Adolescents: 2005
    Statistical information from SAMHSA.

    Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering:2007
    A report of the National Science Foundation that "provides information about the participation of women, minorities, and persons with disabilities in science and engineering education and employment."

    Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Reports:
  • Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers: 2006
  • Days of idleness due to major work stoppages up in 2006
  • The Employment Situation: February 2007
  • Lowest State unemployment rates in 2006
  • Major Work Stoppages in 2006
  • Regional and State Unemployment, 2006 Annual Averages
  • Regional and State Employment and Unemployment: January 2007
  • Monthly Labor Review: January 2007
  • States with highest unemployment rates in 2006

    Census Bureau Reports:
  • Public Employment and Payroll Data
  • Survey of Plant Capacity: 2005

    Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Reports:
  • Autopsy Patterns in 2003
  • Office-based Medical Practices: Methods and Estimates from the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey
  • Progress Toward Safe Nanotechnology in the Workplace
  • The State of Aging and Health in America: 2007

    Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Reports:
  • Budget Options
  • Long-Term Spending on Entitlement Programs
  • Monthly Budget Review: March 2007
  • Preliminary Analysis of the President's Budget Request for 2008
  • Testimony on Economic Volatility
  • Testimony on Medicare's Payments to Physicians: Options for Changing the Sustainable Growth Rate
  • The Uncertainty of Budget Projections: A Discussion of Data and Methods

    Economic Research Service (ERS) Reports:
  • The Changing Face of the U.S. Grain System
  • Factors Affecting Carrot Consumption in the United States
  • Food Assistance and Nutrition Program Outcomes
  • Food Assistance and Nutrition Research Program: Final Report: Fiscal 2006 Activities
  • Outlook for U.S. Agricultural Trade

    Government Accountability Office (GAO) Reports:
  • Aviation Security: TSA's Staffing Allocation Model Is Useful for Allocating Staff among Airports, but Its Assumptions Should Be Systematically Reassessed
  • Children's Health Insurance: States' SCHIP Enrollment and Spending Experiences and Considerations for Reauthorization
  • Disaster Assistance: Better Planning Needed for Housing Victims of Catastrophic Disasters
  • DOD and VA Health Care: Challenges Encountered by Injured Servicemembers during Their Recovery Process
  • Elections: All Levels of Government Are Needed to Address Electronic Voting System Challenges
  • Energy Efficiency: Long-standing Problems with DOE's Program for Setting Efficiency Standards Continue to Result in Forgone Energy Savings
  • Federal Financial Management: Critical Accountability and Fiscal Stewardship Challenges Facing Our Nation
  • Foreign Assistance: USAID Signature Tsunami Reconstruction Efforts in Indonesia and Sri Lanka Exceed Initial Cost and Schedule Estimates, and Face Further Risks
  • Higher Education: Issues Related to Law School Accreditation
  • Homeland Security: Preparing for and Responding to Disasters
  • Hurricane Katrina: Allocation and Use of $2 Billion for Medicaid and Other Health Care Needs
  • Improper Payments: Posthearing Responses on a December 5, 2006, Hearing to Assess the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002
  • Information Security: Veterans Affairs Needs to Address Long-Standing Weaknesses
  • National Institutes of Health Extramural Research Grants: Oversight of Cost Reimbursements to Universities
  • Older Workers: Some Best Practices and Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers
  • Private Pensions: Increased Reliance on 401(k) Plans Calls for Better Information on Fees
  • Secure Border Initiative: SBInet Planning and Management Improvements Needed to Control Risks
  • Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Payments from Tobacco Companies for Fiscal Years 2000 through 2005
  • Veterans' Disability Benefits: Long-Standing Claims Processing Challenges Persist
  • World Trade Organization: Congress Faces Key Decisions as Efforts to Reach Doha Agreement Intensify

    Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) Articles:
  • Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection Associated with Drinking Raw Milk - Washington and Oregon, November-December 2005
  • Influenza Vaccination Coverage Among Children with Asthma - United States, 2004-05 Influenza Season
  • Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease and Associated Risk Factors - United States, 1999-2004
  • QuickStats: Percentage of Weekly Visits to Emergency Departments for Illness and Injury by Patients Arriving via Ambulance, by Day/Night Period of Arrival - United States, 2003-2004
  • Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Diagnoses of HIV/AIDS - 33 States, 2001-2005
  • Rates of Hospitalization Related to Traumatic Brain Injury - Nine States, 2003

    National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) Reports:
  • Agricultural Prices: February 2007
  • Chickens and Eggs: 2006 Summary
  • Crop Production
  • Honey
  • Livestock Slaughter: 2006 Summary
  • Poultry Slaughter: 2006 Annual Summary
  • Trout Production

    National Center for Education Statistics (NCES):
  • 2003-04 Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) CD-ROM: Restricted-Use Data with Electronic Codebook
  • Documentation for the Academic Library Survey (ALS) Data File: Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Use)
  • An Historical Overview of Revenues and Expenditures for Public Elementary and Secondary Education, by State: Fiscal Years 1990-2002
  • The Path Through Graduate School: A Longitudinal Examination 10 Years After Bachelor's Degree
  • State Education Reforms

    Strategic Studies Institute Monographs:
  • Exploring the "Right Size" for China's Military: PLA Missions, Functions, and Organizations
  • Gauging U.S.-Indian Strategic Cooperation
  • The Iraq War: Learning from the Past, Adapting to the Present, and Planning for the Future
  • The Other Special Relationship: The United States and Australia at the Start of the 21st Century
  • Russia, the United States, and the Caucasus

    United Nations Documents:
  • Afghanistan: Opium Winter Rapid Assessment Survey
  • Database on Introductions of Aquatic Species
  • Documents for the thirty-eighth session of the Statistical Commission New York, 27 February to 2 March 2007
  • Global Employment Trends for Women Brief 2007
  • Implementation of the safeguards agreement and relevant provisions of Security Council resolution 1737 (2006) in the Islamic Republic of Iran
  • Neurological Disorders: Public health challenges
  • Programming to Address Violence Against Women: Ten Case Studies
  • Report of the Office of Internal Oversight Services on the audit of the management structures of the Department of Peacekeeping Operations
  • State of World Fisheries and Aquaculture 2006
  • Stop Disasters! A disaster simulation game from the UN/ISDR
  • United Nations Development Group
  • United Nations Peace Operations Year in Review 2006

    U.S. Geological Survey Reports and Websites:
  • Arctic Energy Assessment
  • Benchmark Glaciers
  • New Landsat Image Mosaic of Antarctica
  • Yukon River National Stream Quality Accounting Network